On a night already filled with nostalgia on ABC, thanks to the Dec. 18 “Live in Front of A Studio Audience” event featuring recreated episodes of “Good Times” and “All in the Family“, the network debuted on-air promos in the style of ABC in the 1970’s and early 1980’s. Steve French, an on-air announcer for […]
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‘SNL’ Wants Your Thanksgiving Dinner Ketchup Bottles Free of Flatulence
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It’s Thanksgiving dinner with the family and the ketchup bottle you use makes an embarrassing sound. It’s what the patriarch of the clan, portrayed by the Nov. 23rd ‘SNL’ host Will Ferrell, had faced as he felt accused of “cut[ting] a fart” in front of everyone. The narrator of the fake ad quips, “They said […]
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John Oliver Points Out That Al Roker Promoting Your Show on Thanksgiving Day May Not Be A Good Thing
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On the Nov. 17, 2019 edition of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”, the “And Now” segment was entitled “A Look Back at Al Roker Delivering the Thanksgiving Kiss of Death” which featured a montage of clips of “The Today Show” weatherman at various Thanksgiving Day parades providing on-air promotions of NBC shows that […]
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Zingbot Arrives on ‘Big Brother 21’
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Zingbot, the robot that annually roasts (or, “zings”) the houseguests, made his appearance in the “Big Brother 21” house on Saturday, Aug. 24. Back in 2017, he became President but this summer, he admitted the scandals and “fake news” forced him out of office, and that he’s on the run, hiding out in the Big […]
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‘Card Sharks’ Contestant Encounters an Unfortunate Row in the Money Cards Round
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ABC’s newest update of the classic game show “Card Sharks” features its new Money Cards bonus round that can offer up to winnings of $640,000 if a contestant can correctly guess, among a set of seven playing cards, whether each subsequent card is higher or lower. Although the show is most known for two options, […]
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James Holzhauer’s ‘Jeopardy!’ Winning Streak Halted at 32 Games
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On ‘Jeopardy!’ this season, James Holzhauer seemed to be poised to not only surpass Ken Jennings, the show’s all-time top champion in regular-game earnings but the best challenger to-date to conquer the 74 consecutive win streak. But suddenly and unexpectedly, Holzhauer came up short on both record marks. James Holzhauer had amassed $2,462,216 in his […]
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Adam Sandler Performs Heartfelt Tribute to Chris Farley on ‘Saturday Night Live’
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In his first time hosting ‘Saturday Night Live’ since last being the show’s regular cast member in 1995, Adam Sandler closed the night with a song that tributes his friend and former fellow cast member, the late Chris Farley. First featured in Sandler’s “100% Fresh” Netflix special in 2018, the tune details several of the […]
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